The poet speaks adequately only when he speaks somewhat wildly... not with intellect alone, but with intellect inebriated by nectar.

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation... A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.

Each man has his own way of being himself and of saying it so ultimately that he can't be denied.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.

At the bottom of every frozen heart there is a drop or two of love―just enough to feed the birds.